Fallout 4 encumbrance: how to lighten the load

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Well then! Yesterday's article on Fallout 4 encumbrance sparked an interesting debate, didn't it? After over 300 comments on Eurogamer, a decent-sized thread on NeoGAF, and loads of tweets and Facebook posts, it's clear to me I picked up on an issue lots of Fallout players had an opinion on.
There were plenty who agreed with me, plenty who (vehemently) disagreed with me, and plenty of people who sort of saw my point but also sort of didn't. That's cool! But I should stress now that I'm loving Fallout 4 despite my issues with encumbrance and the game's inventory management. That, perhaps, didn't come through in yesterday's article as clearly as I'd hoped.
I should also stress that I love Eurogamer comments, because in among the odd post telling me to go away and play Call of Duty ("You are exactly the problem with gaming today. Just go watch a movie until you learn to breathe through your nose"), there were some great tips for dealing with encumbrance in Fallout 4.
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